Chief of Staff to the CEO
Clipbook
Location
San Francisco
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Operations
Overview 😀
Clipbook (clipbook.io) is looking for a rockstar Chief of Staff to the Founder & CEO to join our team.
This is the first Chief of Staff hire at Clipbook, with the opportunity to have a significant impact on organizational strategy, operations, and cross-functional execution. You will act as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team.
In this role, you will be responsible for streamlining operations, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring alignment across teams, with a focus on enabling the company to scale effectively.
This position is ideal for someone with a passion for early-stage businesses & operational excellence who can bring a mastery of the core business skillset to a diverse, complex, and fast-moving range of business challenges.
CoS is an intense, high-stakes role - and is best for someone who is jet-fuel driven, ambitious, and excited to build a massive company.
Based in SF to co-locate with the CEO.
About Clipbook 🚀
Clipbook is the largest & fastest growing vertical AI company for PR, communications, and government affairs teams in the world.
We support 200+ customers across the U.S. and U.K., including many of the country’s most influential & impactful organizations - from publicly traded companies to professional sports teams, nonprofits, and government agencies.
We bootstrapped profitably from 0 to over 7 figures in revenue in just over a year (and have grown multiples since) and are now venture-backed by leading investors - including Mark Cuban and several leading operators in the segment.
Our Vision
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To be the lens through which leaders listen to - and engage - the world.
Clipbook will automate key workflows for knowledge workers - including replacing hours of desk research using predictive AI - to empower informed decision-makers across the world’s most impactful organizations.
What you’ll do
Partner closely (on a daily basis) with the CEO on all aspects of running the business.
Strategic Planning & Execution: Help drive strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment across teams and priorities
Executive Support: Prepare materials and agendas for leadership meetings and investor communications; represent the CEO in internal and external meetings as needed.
Operational Efficiency: Identify and solve bottlenecks in processes to improve team productivity and effectiveness; implement scalable systems to support rapid growth
Cross-Functional Leadership: Engage across functionals, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration between engineering, operations, product, growth / sales, and customer success teams.
Special Projects: Drive high-impact projects and initiatives that are critical to the company’s growth and success; tackle ad hoc challenges with creativity and efficiency.
Examples projects / areas of ownership:
Quarterback Clipbook ‘all-team’ meetings & ‘executive team’ meetings
Work with CEO to finalize our 2025 budget & investment plan
Draft & manage cadence of communications with our investors
Support CEO-driven enterprise sales to big-ticket customers (content generation, meeting prep, joining calls directly)
Support CEO on fundraising process (where relevant)
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
Minimum ~3 years working experience, ideally 3-5 years.
Preferably seasoned professional experience (e.g. in a top consulting firm, private equity, etc.)
Strong mastery of the general business fundamentals, e.g. : quantitative analysis (e.g. core Excel skills), strong written communication, exceptional problem-solving, communication, project management skills, and managerial exposure & experience.
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Instinct for early-stage scrappiness & hustle
Rocket-fuel driven work ethic & execution velocity
Preferred Skills
Background in, or passion for, SaaS, AI, or technology companies - and/or a direct experience with (or passion for) our customers
Hands-on experience with scaling operations and implementing organizational processes.
Why Clipbook?
Clipbook is a category-defining company with very strong product-market fit. We’ve signed some of the top customers in the world in this segment. Our core offering is used by several thousand users every day across 200+ organizations - having consistent & daily impact on the most prominent leaders in the country.
We have a world-class team that is smart, hard-working, and resourceful team - and most of all, who is passionate about our success and excited for the future. Our team has come from leading companies & orgs, including BCG, the White House, and U.S House & Senate. Team members have previously held leadership positions backed by top VCs including Sequoia, Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Coatue, and NFX.
The opportunity to work as the day-to-day, hour-to-hour right hand to the CEO of a venture-backed & rapidly-growing company.
We are a profitably- and rapidly-growing startup with commercial rigor at our core
As the company’s first CoS, you will have the opportunity to make a high-leverage impact in an early-stage, venture-backed company at a critical stage of execution.
A fun, jet-fuel driven culture of nimble execution and innovation.
Details
Competitive salary (cash + equity) commensurate with experience
Full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and unlimited & flexible PTO & sick days
Unlimited book / reading budget for professional development
San Francisco-based. Plan to be in-person on a ‘hybrid’ working model with the CEO.
How to Apply 📩
Contact: Founder & CEO Adam Joseph (LinkedIn) - adam@clipbook.io with your LinkedIn & resume